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Old 25th Jun 2012, 22:51
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farsouth
 
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Be kind to the guy - he is obviously not a pilot and English may not be his first language. I would guess his question is really referring to autorotation (disabled rotors = disengaged rotors = autorotating ??? - he did not say "Rotors stopped")

I don't have a figure for Bell 222 but would guess at around 2 500 feet per minute in a stabilised auto ??? Sure someone will give you a more accurate figure

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